HL Deb 23 July 1996 vol 574 cc113-4WA
Lord Tebbit

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will provide the European Union expenditure on subsidisation of the tobacco industry for each of the last ten years.

Lord Lucas

Common Agricultural Policy expenditure on the tobacco regime has been as follows:

Year Million ECU £ million equivalent
1986 782 506.6
1987 804 578.3
1988 966 655.3
1989 1,139 745.8
1990 1,232 874.7
1991 1,330 930.6
1992 1,233 872.5
1993 1,165 916.0
1994 1,057 809.9
1995 (provisional) 993 802.3